Famous People with Name Lydia

Lydia Mendoza            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lydia Mendoza: was an American guitarist and singer of Tejano music. She is considered by many "the queen of Tejano music".Mendoza was born into a musical family in Houston, Texas. She learned to sing and play stringed instruments from her mother and grandmother. In 1928, as part of the family group Cuarteto Carta Blanca, she made her first recordings for the OKeh company in San Antonio. In the early thirties, Mendoza came to the attention of Manuel J. Cortez, a pioneer of Mexican-American radio broadcasting. Her live radio performances set the stage for her recordings for the Blue Bird label in 1934. One of her recordings, "Mal Hombre", became an overnight success, and led to an intensive schedule of touring and recording. After World War II, Mendoza recorded for all the major Mexican-American record labels

Lydia Koch            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lydia Koch: an American singer, poet, writer, and actress.After arriving in New York City at the age of 16, Lunch moved into a large communal household of artists and musicians in NYC, including Kitty Bruce, daughter of Lenny Bruce. Soon after she earned the surname

Lydia Pense            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lydia Pense: an American rock-soul-jazz singer who since 1969 has performed with the band Cold Blood. Her style has been compared to powerful singers including Janis Joplin (who recommended the band to Bill Graham for their first audition), Aretha Franklin and Teena M

Lydia Manon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lydia Manon: is an American ice dancer. She won the bronze medal at the 2005 U.S. Figure Skating Championships with Ryan O'Meara, but the duo ended their partnership shortly thereafter. Through mid-2006 she skated with Brandon Forsyth, but ended that partnership to re

Arthur Leslie Lydiard            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Arthur Leslie Lydiard: was a New Zealand runner and athletics coach. He has been lauded as one of the outstanding athletics coaches of all time and is credited with popularizing the sport of running and making it commonplace across the sporting world. His training methods are b

Jason Lee Lydiate            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Jason Lee Lydiate: is an English former professional association footballer.Lydiate, a right-back, began his career as a trainee with Alex Ferguson's Manchester United in 1990. After two years at Old Trafford, he joined Bolton Wanderers on a free transfer.